Dr. Athanasios "Thanos" Nenes
Associate Professor
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
311 Ferst Drive
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0340
Office: ES&T, Room 3258
Phone: 404-894-9225
Fax: 404-894-5638
E-mail: nenes@eas.gatech.edu
Website: http://nenes.eas.gatech.edu/
Education
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
- M.S., Atmospheric Chemistry, University of Miami
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Awards
- Sigma Xi Young Faculty Award, Georgia Tech, 2007
- Friedlander Award, American Association of Aerosol Research, 2005
- Georgia Tech, College of Science, Blanchard-Milliken Junior Faculty Fellow, 2004
- CAREER AWARD, National Science Foundation, 2004
- New Investigator Award, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004
- Dean's Prize, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, 1998
- University of Miami Fellowship, 1996-1997
- Best Diploma Thesis Award in Chemical Engineering, Chamber of Engineers (Greece), 1996
Research Interests
- Modeling of aerosol-cloud-climate interactions on a global scale
- Modeling and parameterization of cloud microphysical processes
- Thermodynamic modeling of tropospheric aerosols
- Instrumentation and techniques for characterizing organic-water interactions, hygroscopicitiy and CCN activity of aerosols
- Laboratory and field studies on CCN activity and aerosol-cloud interactions
- New particle formation and its impact on CCN concentrations
- Effect of pollution on marine ecosystem productivity and carbon cycle
- Impact of marine ecosystem productivity on clouds